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change of plans

// December 21st, 2004 // Chumu Volunteership, Costa Rica, Puerto Viejo

well i’ve had a slight change of plans… the family wasnt there to meet me, i have no idea why. so i was alone, in the middle of a reservation, the only thing around me was a bar full of drunk locals (probably gringo haters!! ;( j/k) and a small store for food… i could have tried going into the bar to TRY to find someone to take me 45 mins up the river in a canoe… something told me that wasn’t the best idea.

so i waited for the next (and last bus) out of there… luckily it came early and i was able to make it to cahuita… my plan was to meet back up with Michael and travel with him… i don’t have enogh money to try to stick around and meet back up with the family… i have to get up to Puerto Limon to get some more money… i got here a bit late and got a cheap hotel… $6 w/ private bathroom and shower… a big bed too… nice find.

i went out but the bar wouldnt take my credit card, so i went to the little markey and bought a six pack (they took it) and took the beer to the bar… fuck em. there was a live calypso band which weren’t that good and didnt even have a steel drum.

I ended up losing my backpack cover which i was using for a rain coat… so jade, if you could grab one from REI … they have them for $24… tell them you need it to cover a Gregory Shasta Large backpack… they can help you… if paul is still working there, perhaps he can get a discount? otherwise just get it and i can paypal ben $24 with it… matt can bring it down to me… fuck, i better stop losing stuff…

so i met up with michael this morning… i went to the bus stoip at 7am and waited till he came… we went and got a bannana filled chocolate covered crepe…

we are going to head up to Puerto Limon right now… to get some cash… then we head down to panama tomorrow…. hopefully all goes well. we’ll be going first to Bocas del toro islands… then across the northern part of panama to enter back to south west costa rica (to the osa peninsula) pray for no rain.